Ancares Pass the best climb of Spain

victorponf

Four ways to climb very similar to Mortirolo, Galibier, Tres Cimas de Lavaredo and Arcalis respectively.

I love this puerto (is pretty near to my home i had climb it several times) and hope can see it in Vuelta soon.

Have a look in the follow doc (It´s in english. I have sent it tho Procycling in order to do an article in the future)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WHPYJP2S


Enjoy it

victorponf

Profile and description (sorry in spanish)

The 3 galacian ways:

http://www.altimetrias.net/aspbk/Listad ... ovincia=27

The Castilla y León option:

http://www.altimetrias.net/aspbk/Listad ... ovincia=24

victorponf

Some photos of Ancares by Pan de Zarco (similar to Mortirolo):

http://www.altimetrias.net/foro/fotos/v ... asp?id=989

And of Ancares by Candín (similar to Marie Blanque o Tres Cimas de Lavaredo)

http://www.altimetrias.net/foro/fotos/v ... asp?id=712

victorponf

Last msm about Ancares (Victor don't be so annoying such a pest!)

ANCARES by TEJEDO: 8,05 kms 8,82 % Average// Coeficiente APM: 251 // máx slope: 17 %

ANCARES by MURIAS - BALOUTA 17,1 kms 6,5 % average // Coeficiente APM: 289 // máx slope: 15 %
ANCARES por PIORNEDO - SUARBOL: 23,6 kms 4,58 % average // Coeficiente APM: 252 // máx slope: 15 %

ANCARES por PAN DO ZARCO: 12 kms - 9,25 % // Coeficiente APM: 369 // máx slope: 20 %

victorponf

flattythehurdler

That looks a bit sore.

bahzob

Thanks for this, looks great. Havent done any climbs in Spain yet but this makes me want to try some out.

bahzob

Is there a challenge route that takes in this climb (or the others in the PPT mentioned in it)?

Thinking something like the raid pyreneen or the randonee alpine (see link)
http://www.chez.com/bikeevasion/alpes.htm

If so could you let me know where to find details?

If not then maybe you could create one??

wildmoustache

I haven't done this climb but have a few others under my belt.

recommend mt teidi in tenerife which is 2300m alt. gain over about 40km ... never more than about 10% and most of it is about 4%

astonishingly long and fast descent.

victorponf

bahzob wrote:

Is there a challenge route that takes in this climb (or the others in the PPT mentioned in it)?

Thinking something like the raid pyreneen or the randonee alpine (see link)
http://www.chez.com/bikeevasion/alpes.htm

If so could you let me know where to find details?

If not then maybe you could create one??

Have a look here, there are maps an data of the best climbs in Spain

http://apmforo.mforos.com/1304526/67393 ... finitivas/

victorponf

List of best climb of Spain

http://www.altimetrias.net/aspbk/Listad ... 0&Ord=DESC

Vuelta a España just have used a few of them

victorponf

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This mont in procycling (click in the image to see it properly)

micron

Victor thanks for all the really useful information on those Spanish climbs - really good stuff - hope the Vuelta organisers see all this and take notice

victorponf

Finally here came Ancares, no close to the finish line in Ponferrada (55 km) and no in the best way (Pan do Zarco), but is going to be climbed by Balouta, quite similar to Galibier.

Karl2010

the climb on that graph looks brutal

victorponf

And is a very nice aera, like you can see in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfAwZt9G ... re=related

micron

Great stuff as ever Victor - would love to see that in the Vuelta

victorponf

micron wrote:

Great stuff as ever Victor - would love to see that in the Vuelta

Apart from the steep climb Ancares is the most similar area to Scotland that I ever visited, even they have tatcher houses and lost of heather in the slopes.